By Joey Davidson |
When it comes to unveiling the next generation consoles, Sony’s Kazuo Hirai has gone on record saying that his company will let Microsoft unveil their new hardware first. The word was delivered to the Business section of The Times in an interview regarding the general future…
By Joey Davidson |
Color this quote from Sony’s Kazuo Hirai “surprising.” The boss of Sony spoke with Reuters about the PlayStation Vita’s sales performance. Despite what the gaming community believes, the CEO indicated that Sony has no real problem with how the handheld is selling. Here’s Hirai: “Worldwide, the…
By Killian Bell |
Kazuo Hirai has resigned as chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today as he looks to focus on his role as Sony President and CEO and drag the Japanese company out of its financial woes. Hirai, who is credited with the huge success of Sony’s…
By Killian Bell |
Well, following its rather dismal forecast back in April, Sony’s latest financial results are hardly surprising. But they’re still bad news for the Japanese company, which was once at the helm of the consumer electronics market thanks to devices like the Walkman and the PlayStation.…
By Killian Bell |
After revealing earlier this week that it expects to see a record loss of $6.2 billion for 2011, Sony is taking some drastic moves in an effort to pull itself out of the red. One of those is called the ‘One Sony’ initiative, which will…
By Killian Bell |
Sony has announced this morning that it has forecast a record $6.4 billion loss for the 2011 business year that ended on March 31 in Japan. That figure has been inflated by a tax charge of around $3.6 billion that was issued to the company…
By Sean P. Aune |
In an effort to try to steer Sony back into black on its balance sheet, the consumer electronics giant is getting ready to cut 10,000 employees. Kazuo Hirai took over the position of CEO for Sony back in February from Sir Howard Stringer, but it…
By Killian Bell |
Sony has announced that its former president of the Consumer Products & Services Group, Kazuo Hirai, will become president and chief executive officer of the Japanese company from April 1. His predecessor, Howard Stringer, will step down to become chairman of the board after a…
By Killian Bell |
Recent rumors have suggested that Sony may be about take over Ericsson’s 50% of the Sony Ericsson joint venture so that the company has complete control over its smartphone lineup. As things stand, according to one report, Sony feels it can take its smartphones further…
By Killian Bell |
I handed my Christmas list to my fiancé some time ago, and there was only one thing on it: Sony’s PlayStation Vita. However, it seems that despite how good I’ve been this year, my Christmas wishes will not be fulfilled, because only those in Japan…
By Jack McGrath |
During a press conference in Tokyo, Sony directly addressed the media for the first time since shutting down its popular online gaming service, the PlayStation Network, over one week ago due to an illegal breach of security that compromised the personal data of almost eighty…
